In My Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
John 14:2
Words & Music: J. D. Eller, in Truth and Hope (Hudson, North Carolina: Teachers’ Music Publishing, 1919), number 162 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Eller’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
On the cross of Calvary,
My Redeemer died for me,
And for all His followers He prepares a place;
Since I clasped His loving hand,
Out in sin’s great desert land,
I am on the way to Heaven, praise His grace!
Refrain
O the precious love of Jesus,
It is burning in my soul;
I am on the way to glory,
Where I shall Him e’er extol!
I was lost in sin and night,
With no hope of peace and light,
Wandering farther from my Savior day by day;
But thro’ pardoning grace and love,
To the happy home above,
With a song of gladness, I am on the way.
Refrain
Fully yielding Christ my heart,
Bidding doubts and fears depart,
Trusting Him that I in sin no more shall stray;
To the home of joy untold,
Where I shall His face behold,
Praising Him for victory, I am on the way.
Refrain